Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-06-14

A1sAA ~ Ri4slercfa vent out co
straks this morning for an adEA1ce Of
~ ger boar. Twenty master plssterefs
rrenptly sRres1 10 grant she increase
Ook
| Presidential Reception.
| WAsHrS0roN. Jura ia--The Presi-
dent held pnhlic reeepsion in the east
room this afternoon. O7ly seventy ger
sans we're present. The small atisnd-
ance vas due 10 the fact that Il vas not
generally known that the reception was
10 BE- gives.
Increased Dufy en- ImpsrtA
WAsHNaros, June ls.-Writine from
LeRhorn 10 the Department Of State,
Cons1l SaFtosis says that the dafy on
tmports will be largely increased 10 pro.
tees Italian industries and products. A
strong effort Is being made 10 have The
duty Of IS u per 20 pounds imposed
On American lard. A recent analysis
presented 20 the Commission il said to
have shown that American lard con-
tains from IL 10 Is per cent. Of water
hidden By means Of from 10 5 per
cent. OF alum and per cent. OF cal.
caastio.
ship Canal BIu
LoNDsx, jane i9-The Manchester
Ship Canal bia passed its second read.
tng in the Commons shis sgte noon,
select committee.
News Paragraphs From Tleterta.
vIcToRIA, June I3.-The AbyssiniAn,
Of the Canadian Trans Pacific l. ne, ar
rived OF the hArbor at o'clock this
afternoon, fourteen days from Hong
kong. she took pilot aboard and pro
eeeded 10 Vancouver.
Admiral Seymour sailed today in the
Cegmorant to visit Puget Sound perts-
California and other prospectors will
proosed tomorrow 20 the recently dis.
covered gold fields on the wess ceast OF
Vancouver Island.
The water in the Fraser river is very
high. Continued cold weather only has
prevented disastrous aood.
Kews frsm hfEhanistan.
LONDON, Juns I3.-Sir James Fereu-
son, Parliamentary Secretary Of the
Foreign Offise. stated that the Russian
rsilSay toward AfRhanistan was com
pleted 20 within I25 miles Of the from
tier. In the House Of Lords this after
noon Viseount Gross, Secretary of State
II A0A 441Ant 11IHu1AIa haAN ANNI4 OMA-
ferin, Vicsroy Of India, had telsQraphed |
on June 9ih that there vas no fighting |
goiRg on in Afehanistan.
FaVsFing Free Trade.
RESFREw. Ont, JGne Is The Farm
ers' IRstitate of South Rsnfrew has
passed a resolution in favor Of free |
trade with the United States and pledg- |
ing the Institute 10 de its utmost 10 |
carry such policy TO successful issue. |
RumOrs OF Uprising Denied.
OTTAWA, June ls.-NorthVest offisials
and settlers are reported IS believing /
that there Is no foundation for rumors
Of uneasiness among the hAlfbreeda and /
indians. Lieutenant Governor Dewd. /
nsy has sent a long dispatch concerning
the recent murders, denying that there
is any cause for the sensational reports
to which they have given rise.
Transportation Men In session.
CINCINNATI, June ia convention of
river and lake transportation men Is
being held here for the purpose OF
forming q permanent organization of
steamboat owners 10 resist the encr0aoh-
menis Of the railroads and 10 appoint @
general superintendent OF steamboat in
torests whose daty shall be TO take cog.
nizanoe Of ahy complaints Of she viola
tion OF the Interstate Commerce law
by railroads By any Discrimination in
rates.
Trouble on the Queen OF the Pacific.
San FRLNcrsCo, June Is There is a
prospect of a row on board the steam
ship Queen Of the Pacific which may
end in the entire force Ia che stewards /
department leaving in q body. A few
| weeks ago they were all discharged for i
declining to scrub of the outside OF The
deck houses, but we're taken back by
order Of Goodall. Perkins & Co, agents.
On the last trip another difficulty oe.
CURED, the cooks and walters thiKking /
that too much work was being pat on
them. Five ef the malcontents have
been discharged, bot the rest want them
taken back and threaten to strike II
they are not.
Governor Bartletrs Health.
sAS FRkKcTsoe, June 11.-In response
to q telegram, Governor Bartlett this
afternoon sent the following reply:
"HIoHLAsD sPaIsos, via Kelsey,
"Juue l3, 1887. |
"Whsn / came here l vas suffering |
from symptoms OF a serious organic /
disease, but they have gradually disap- |
peared and / am improving steadily; /
but think II prudent 70 keep quiet |
while longer. WAsHIEoroS BARTLKTT."
Desire Of ChInaman.
San FRANcIsoo, June IA Chinaman |
named Sue Lock this morning applied |
at the County Clerks office for license |
to marry OhseonR Kun, who, be said,
was q years old. Soc Lock said he was |
i srG As.aawfnms a4A4sass 4a alafs.naA 1
/ that be had voted at the last election, |
and said that be contemplated marrying |
a white woman, having found several |
whs we're willing 10 have him, bat he |
was restrained by the laws against mis-
cegenatiOn. Being American he oisirsd
to obey the law. The certificate for him
70 marry Cbeeong Kun was issued.
Exodus Of ChiRese.
sAN FRlNcisoo, Jane l3-Thsfe has
been a regular daily exodus OF Chinese
from this city during the past feS weeks.
One hundred and fifty lefl for the East
today, destined mostly for Chicago and
Boston.
Visible Grain supply.
| EKw YoAK, Juae l3.--The visible sup
plv OF erAiR on June llth was a. f0llows;
Wheat, 42,ll2. 600 bushels; corn, Is BE-
900 bushels; oats, !, ,2s2l0 900 bushelsi rye,
253. 900 bushels.
JasaIee Field In California.
sAs FRGNcIsoo, June l3. - Justice
Stephen j. Field. of the United States
sspgsms Court. arrived from the East
tsdsy. While on the Coast be yiil
hold court At San Francisco, Los
Angeles and Portland. The Justice
said, in regard 10 the published rumor
that the Supreme Court had decided
upon the opinion to be delivered IN The
great Telephone case, that there was
neGhinR in IL; no decision bad been
reached.
Telephone Law salt.
BosTox, jane BIN the U1itsd
States Court today before JndRe Cola
ana DistTisi Judge Nelson, the ease Of
the United States ". the American Bell
TeEephone Company came up for Rrgu-
mept on the demurrer OF abe telephone
company. TIE counsel for The Govern
msni ars eI Solicitor General o0ode,
senator Alien O. Thurman and 0r0s-
] wenor p Is9WeTY. Of New York, Will